After you finish
Complete the parts replacement. See “Complete the parts replacement” on page 246.
Backplane replacement
Use this information to remove and install a backplane.
Remove the front 2.5-inch drive backplane
Use this information to remove the backplane for four, eight, or ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
About this task
The following describes how to remove the backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives. You can remove the
backplane for four or eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drives in the same way.
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 51 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 52 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 68.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.
Procedure
Step 1. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 243.
Step 2. Remove all the installed drives and drive fillers from the drive bays. See
“Remove a 2.5/3.5-inch
hot-swap drive” on page 115
.
Step 3. Disconnect the cables from the backplane. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing” on page 249. If
the cable connectors come with protective dust caps, make sure to put them back on.
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